1975 United States gubernatorial elections
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United States gubernatorial elections were held in three states and one territory, on November 1, 1975, in Louisiana, and three days later in Kentucky and Mississippi. No governorships changed hands in these elections, as all three southern states remained under Democratic control.
This was the first gubernatorial election in Louisiana's history which was conducted under the nonpartisan blanket primary (a.k.a. "jungle primary") format.
Election results
A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.
| State | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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| Kentucky | Julian Carroll | Democratic | 1974[a] | Incumbent elected to full term.[1] |
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| Louisiana | Edwin Edwards | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi | Bill Waller | Democratic | 1971 | Incumbent term-limited.[2] New governor elected. Democratic hold. |
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Notes
- ^ Carroll took office after his predecessor (Wendell Ford) resigned.
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Our Campaigns - MS Governor Race - Nov 04, 1975".